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n.
A process in dressing leather, by which the skin is softened and the grain raised.
n. pl.
See 5th Grain, n., 2 (b).
n.
Painting or staining, in imitation of the grain of wood, atone, etc.
imp. & p. p.
of Grain
a.
Resembling grains; granular.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Grain
v. t.
To form (powder, sugar, etc.) into grains.
a.
Having tubercles or grainlike processes, as the petals or sepals of some flowers.
n.
Pigeon's dung used in tanning. See Grainer. n., 1.
a.
Having a rough grain or fiber; hence, figuratively, having coarse traits of character; not polished; brisque.
a.
Having a grain; divided into small particles or grains; showing the grain; hence, rough.
a.
Dyed in grain; ingrained.
n.
One who paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.; also, the brush or tool used in graining.
n.
A field where grain is grown.
v. t.
To take the hair off (skins); to soften and raise the grain of (leather, etc.).
a.
Painted or stained in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.
n.
An infusion of pigeon's dung used by tanners to neutralize the effects of lime and give flexibility to skins; -- called also grains and bate.
n.
To form grains, or to assume a granular ferm, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.
v. t.
To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.
a.
A sort of spice, the grain of paradise.
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